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Norwegian Ambassador to Malaysia, H.E. Gunn Jorid Roset met with representatives from Urbanice Malaysia on 31 January 2019. The purpose of the meeting is to invite the Ambassador to hold a keynote speech at the upcoming Malaysian Urban Forum’s Women Assembly. The upcoming assembly will take place from 18-19 February 2019 in Kuala Lumpur Convention…

The Embassy of Sweden in Singapore gave a warm welcome to Head of Borgholm Health center, Dr. Åke Åkesson who came to visit Singaporean health organizations around 28-31 January 2019. The visiting programs included meetings with policy makers and health professionals from the National Healthcare Group (NHG), SingHealth, National University of Health System (NUHS) and…

The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) appoints Asbjorn Warvik Rortveit as a new envoy to represent the country’s seafood interests in Southeast Asia. Asbjorn Warvik Rortveit will replace Jon Erik Steenslid, the current holder of the position at the end of this summer. For the past 10 years, Rortveit has been serving as a member of…

LEGO, the world leading Danish toy-maker, has announced its plan to open more 80 shops up from 60 shops at present across 30 different Chinese cities at the end of the year. Even though China’s economy has slowed down in 2018 because of the a trade war with the United States and the films based on…

Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce representatives led by two of their board members, Anders Lundqvist and Nicklas Moberg joined in the opening ceremony of Fitness24Seven third branch in Bangkok on Wednesday, 30 January 2019. According to TSCC, “the opening party was a great success and very well organized.” “We would like to thank Fitness24Seven Thailand’s Country…

Annika Ben David, Sweden’s Ambassador-at-large for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law visited representatives from government, academia and organizations in Singapore on Friday, 1 February 2019. During the visit, the Ambassador met with representatives to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission for Human Rights led by Barry Desker and Dr Sashi Jayakumar. Annika Ben David was…

Multiconsult, a Norwegian consulting engineer and designer company, launched a new office in Bangkok on Monday 21 January 2019. During the official opening, Kjersti Rødsmoen, the Ambassador of Norway to Thailand, gave a speech to welcome Multiconsult’s representatives and said that “it is always a pleasure to welcome Norwegian companies to Thailand.” Her speech also…

Mr. Sardar Umar Alam, the new UNESCO Representative to Cambodia, paid a courtesy visit to Ms. Maria Sargren, Sweden’s Ambassador to Cambodia at the Embassy on Thursday, 31 January 2019. After serving as Head of Office of the UNESCO, 7-year in Myanmar and 2 years in South Sudan, Mr. Sardar Umar Alam is newly appointed…

European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) joined the event “Nickel Initiative: Shaping Tomorrow Together” hosted by the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) on Wednesday, 30 January 2019 at Dean Deluca in Rockwell Center, Philippines. The attendances included Executive Director of the ECCP Mr. Florien Gottein, President of Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (eVAP)…

NIRAS, a leading Scandinavian consulting engineering company, held an official open ceremony of its new office in Manila, Philippines on 17 January 2019. Among the attendees, there were H.E. Mr. Harald Fries, the Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines, Tor Lundström, NIRAS International Development Consulting Director, Antti Inkinen, NIRAS Finland Director and NIRAS colleagues from around the…

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https://bangkok.swea.org/events/fotoutstallning-med-lunch-pa-river-city/
February 26, 2019
Come and watch the exciting photo exhibition from Chinatown. It is British photographer Yvan Cohen who, with his exciting photos, shows Chinatown from his perspective.

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Event Details

Come and watch the exciting photo exhibition from Chinatown. It is British photographer Yvan Cohen who, with his exciting photos, shows Chinatown from his perspective.
Afterwards we eat lunch together at Viva Aviv .

We meet at the BTS station Asok at 10.00 (the entrance) for joint departure with BTS to Taksinstation (exit 1.2 to Sathorn Pier) and then free shuttleboat to River City.
Deadline for application is 22/2 to sweaprogrambangkok@gmail.com

Event Details

RSVP by Feb 11th and any questions to akh@herluftsholm.dk
Owing to lack of parking facilities at Middle Gap Road, please park at the public car park at Coombe Road, from where a shuttle service will operate to No. 15 Middle Gap Road.